Fellowship Curriculum
The MUSC Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship provides comprehensive, hands-on training in the care of athletes and active individuals of all ages. Over the course of one year, fellows develop expertise in musculoskeletal medicine through a balanced curriculum of specialty rotations, procedural training, longitudinal education, and extensive team physician experience.
The fellowship runs from August 1 through July 31 and is divided into ten 5-week blocks, allowing fellows to gain broad exposure while progressively increasing clinical responsibility throughout the year.
Clinical Rotations
Our curriculum exposes fellows to every aspect of primary care sports medicine through rotations with leaders across multiple specialties.
Orthopaedic & Surgical Specialties
- Sports Medicine
- Hand Surgery
- Foot & Ankle Surgery
- Pediatric Orthopaedics
Medical & Diagnostic Training
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R)
- Musculoskeletal Radiology
- Sports Nutrition
Rehabilitation & Performance
- Physical Therapy
- Orthotics & Prosthetics
Team Physician Experience
- The Citadel Sports & Cadet Medicine
Individualized Learning
- Elective Rotation
- “Build Your Own” Rotation tailored to career goals and interests
The Citadel Sports & Cadet Medicine
This unique rotation provides fellows with comprehensive experience caring for both NCAA Division I student-athletes and The Citadel Corps of Cadets. Fellows work alongside sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and orthopedic specialists in a variety of clinical settings.
Training includes:
- Athletic training room coverage
- Sports medicine clinics
- Sideline and event coverage
- Musculoskeletal care for cadets
- Injury prevention and performance optimization
- Return-to-play and return-to-duty decision making
- Pre-participation physical examinations
- Collaborative care with athletic trainers and rehabilitation specialists
This rotation offers fellows a distinctive opportunity to develop expertise in the care of both competitive athletes and tactical athletes—preparing graduates for careers in collegiate athletics, military medicine, and comprehensive sports medicine practice.
Longitudinal Curriculum
Education continues throughout the academic year with a structured curriculum designed to complement clinical training.
Topics include:
- Musculoskeletal MRI interpretation
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Ultrasound-guided injections and procedures
- Sports medicine didactic lectures
- Journal Club
- Case-based learning
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Longitudinal online sports medicine curriculum
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